Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-29
VOL. TX. NO. 10.
BY TELEGRAPH

not fear any investigation, 1t only asks
that the inquiry be entrusted to men OF
character and intelligence, and made final,
so as TO end scandalOus rumOrs and stop
stock manipulations which injure the inter
ests Of thousands Of persons and large area
OF country.
AS a special freight train of nineteen cars,
loaded with cotton, were pulling into Pa
ducah, Kentucky, on the line OF the Chesa-
peake, Ohio g. Southwestern railway, one Of
the cars was discovered on ire. The engi-
neor backed the train on side track and
the crew underworld TO eXnngulsh the flames
with hose attachments All they succeeded
in doing, however, was TO prevent the tire
from spreading 10 the other cars. While
removing the Debris of the burned car, four
dead bodies, charrsd beyond recognition,
were discovered. They age supposed to have
been tramps, whether white or black IL Is
impossible TO say. The car was locked at
Memphis, but the men must have entered
TO their horrible fate through window in
the end. which could have been opened from
the outside.
The trades unions Of New York city, have
decided TO support Rev. DR.. McGlynn in his
trouble with the archbishop. At a meeting
of the central union little else was done but
TO discuss the question and make arrange
msnts 10 give DR.. McGIyun earnest support.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted: "RsSOtrsd, That the Workingmen
OF this city be requested by the central labor
union 70 attend mass meeting 70 be held
at Cooper institute, 10 protest against the
action OF Archbishop COrr1gan IN ms unjust
action against Rev Dr.. McGlynn, who, for
exercising Is rights as an American citizen,
IA 70 be deprived of his pri5stly functions,
BUNDLED, dlsgrac5d and brought before Lri-
bunal to explain his acts as an American
citizen" Inc meeting referred to IN the
resolution will be held under call which IL
headed as follows. can the religion from
Rome you please, but no politics.
A special from Franklin, Pa, says: A
bloody battle was fought near haymlIton,
aHr1
session of a coal mine. The party IN pos
session, one Clay had received notice 10
vacat5 the premises by the Black brothers,
who clam to have a lease of the property.
Instead of doing so he enlisted several min
ers wEOm hearmed with old shot guns and
other weapons Of every description and in
struCted then 10 hOld the fort at all hazards.
When the Black brothers vent TO take pos
session of the mine they were forcibly eject
ed from the premises. They returned II the
evening, reinforced by several friends, and
attempted to take possession BY force. A
regular pitch battle was tins result, during
which man named Searly was severely
beaten with a club over the head, and prOba-
bly, fatally injured. Several others on both
sides We're badly hunt by thrown stones be-
tore the Blacks withdrew to continue the
light IL the courts.
The chief clerk of the Paris postofice has
stolen $4,000 in postal money orders and
fed.
Lord Colin Campbell has abandoned his
intention to move Tor a new trial of his di-
vorce suit against his wife.
A bill has been introduced in the Illinois
senate, 70 appropriate S6O,7Cf to pay for
services Of the militia at Chicago and East
ST. Louis
It is stated that Italy has agreed to act as
mediator IN the Bulgarian question on the
assurance of the Bulgarian government that
il will accept Russia's terms with the eXcep
ton of the candidacy Of the Prince Of Min
grelia-
On October %, one of the most frightful
tragedies that yer took place IN Kentucky,
occurred in the eastern portion Of Knox
county. The house occupied by the Poe
family, was burned down, and IN the ashes
were found the charred remains Of eight
persons. They we're the bodies OF Mrs.
kittie Poe, Miss Mary j. Carson Miss
Mary Burns ana MOlLie, Axle, Laura, Pearlle
nd Willie Poe, i've children. 1t was after
ward developed that they had been muir
dered, after which the house had been set
on fire. News has reached Louisville OF the
arrest of several persons, all neighbOrs Of
the murdered IA mily, charged with partici-
pating IN the diabOllcal an air. Their names
are Amelia Worms, Brice Mills, Palmer
Mills, Wright Smith, Elias jackson, Mollie
Stamper and Plnda Hammond. The
Worms woman is thought to be the leader
of the gang and the InstigatOr of the whole
affair. She Is a notorious courte5an and
had a great influence over the Others who
we're arrested On the day after the muir
der the woman was overheard to say to one
of the other: Thank God that We burned
every thing up, so there can be no trace
left"
Captain George e. Lemon, of the NdtiOHd
Tribune, has rec lived 10 date S41, O69 for the
Logan fund, which, added to the amount
collected in Chicago, makes total OF 500,
csc
1t is given out in st. Louis, on what is al
legged to be high authority, that Jay Gould
stands behind the projected Kansas, Ne
braeka a. Dakota railroad, or what ls better
known as Colonel Bush's great north and
south line, which is designed to connect the
coal fields Of Dakota with New Orleans, and
that no now owns the controlling interest
in the enterprise, and intends to make II
the biggest prOJsct of his life. One handrec
miles of the road are now IN actual opera.
ton, and the greater part OF the right of way
has been provided for The recent purcha5
by Mr.. could OF the Little Rock, Fort Smitt
g. Missouri road IN Arkansas Is said TO have
been for the purpose OF making u link II
the great line, and the present plan IA tC
strike Natehez, Mississippi, but this scheme
may be changed after Mr.. GOuld's presen
tour of inspection and observat' on. Wha
Is known as the New Orleans NatcheZ q
Fort Scott railroad is a part of the plan, anC
the Kansas. Nebraska Il Dakota will be e1
tended southwark to Fort Smith aid thu
make tue connection.
Alta meeting of freight agents of railroad
shipping west from Pittsburg, a scAedule o
rates on first, second, third, fourth ntt
and sixth classes respectively was adopted
The advance 10 rates Will amount to lb5
per cent, IN several instances but will aver
age about fifteen per cent. The new rate
will 60 into effect on the hrst OF February
The baggage car attached to the New Y o
limited express on the Pennsylvania Centra
railroad was almost blown TO pieces by dy
Mantle or some other terrible explosive,
few miles east Of Alton, Pa. A trunk was pu
on the train at DuncannOn, near Harris
burg. and was checked through 10 Pitts
burg. Mingus, the baggageman, was ar
ranging the trunks in the car and picked ul
a small ordinary trunk and threw II on tol
of some other baggage An explosion fol
lowed, which lifted the top OF the car a
though it was made of paper, and scatterei
fragments in all directions. The shock wa
terrible Ir startled the engineer and TRAN
men, and al o attracted the attention OF tn
messengers, and when II was found that tn
baggage car mad b=en almost blown to piec
es, the greatest excitement prevailed HI
train was stopped and the baggage trans
ferred to another car. Mingus was Quit
seriously injured, but viii recover , b
Pennsylvania railroad officials determine
to sift the matter to the bottom. The OWne
of the truuk was arrested when he presente
the checE for the trunk at the baggage room
and said that he was a hungarian cos
miner, and that his name was John King
man. he came from HayZletOn IN search c
work and streuuously denied that there wa
any explosive in the trunk. 1t contained, b
claimed nothing but clothing ana som
matches. Pending a thorough lnyestgE
ZION he will be detained.
The British gun-boat ssFirm," was Wrecl
ed on the Northumberland coast. Ninetee
of the crew were saved by means OF u
rocket apparatus OF the life saving seryic
The fate of the others is yet unknown. II
a'Firm" is composite boat of 40 tons an
has been used as a tender TO the iron TURF
ship Devastation"
The senate confirmed the following q